![]() ![]() It was not until a few years later when Beryl met Tom Black again that he began to teach her how to fly. While struggling to convince local horse owners that a young woman such as herself could train a spirited race horse, Beryl met the man who would change her life, Tom Black, and one of her horses miraculously won one of the most prestigious races in the area. Years later, Beryl's father gave her a colt she helped deliver, an act that initiated her solo career as a horse trainer.Īfter Beryl's father lost his farm due to a drought, Beryl moved on to Molo to establish herself as a trainer. However, Beryl eventually won over the horse and discovered that when no one was looking, the horse would serve as her protector. One such horse frequently fought Beryl's affections, throwing her to the ground and biting her. Beryl also grew up with horses, spending much of her time helping her father train and care for the race horses on their farm. Although Beryl was able to kill the hog with her spear, the dog was viciously injured and required a long recovery period. ![]() On one such hunt, Beryl was separated from the tribal men while attempted to save her dog from a warthog. The lion was caught and caged for the rest of its life until the owners were eventually forced to put the animal to death.īeryl grew up among the native peoples of Africa, spending time hunting with a local tribe as though she were one of their own. Beryl suffered bites on her legs and back, but survived the ordeal. One day, Beryl was running through the farm, intent on some berries she knew were ripe and ready to be picked, when the lion tried to make her a meal. The lion was the pet of a neighbor she and her father regularly visited when she was a small child. While searching for a fellow pilot after his plane disappeared in flight, Beryl ran into an old friend from her childhood who reminded her of their shared past. Although her flight ended in Nova Scotia rather than the intended New York, Beryl will always be known for her courage and her groundbreaking talents. Fascinated with the talents of her friend, Tom Black, Beryl learned to fly and went on to become the first person to fly east to west across the Atlantic from London to North America. Beryl followed in her father's footsteps by becoming the first woman in Africa to receive her horse-training license. Beryl Markham grew up in the wilds of Africa where her father raised racehorses on their farm. West with the Night is a memoir of Beryl Markham, horse trainer, bush pilot, and history making aviatrix. ![]()
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